Oil-shield for sewing-machines.



PATENTED OCT. 11, 1904.

M. MERRYMAN.

OIL SHIELD FOR SEWING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 6, 1904.

N0 MODEL.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIC MINNIE MERRYMAN, OF BALTIMORE, ,MARYLAND,ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF 'IO MILLIE V. GEORGE, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

OIL-SHIELD FOR SEWING-MACHINES- SPECIFICATION forming part of LettersPatent No. 772,166, dated October 11, 1904.

Application filed May 6, 1904. Serial No. 206,604. (No model.)

To all whmn it may concern..-

Be it known that I, MINNIE MERRYMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Baltimore city, State of Maryland, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Oil- Shields for Sewing-Machines, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in guards for sewing-machines,the objectbeing to provide a protection from oil or grease from comingin contact with the material while being run through the machine and atthe same time provide a cheap attachment that may be applied to anysewing-machine and also being easily and quickly removed; also, toprovide an attachment that is attractive and will overcome thedefectiveness of the present machines and commend itself to themanufacturers of the same.

While I have shown my invention as applied to but one style ofsewing-machine, it can be made suitable for any other design machine,whether it be a machine with a straight or oval arm.

The necessity of my invention can be better understood by explainingthat on all classes of fine materials used in the manufacture ofgarments, more particularly those worn by the feminine sex, such assilks and satins of delicate shades, the oil which collects on thevarious parts of the machine comes in contact with the material whilepassing through, and ofttimes the material is soiled and damaged to suchan extent that it becomes-damaged and unfit for the purposes originallyintended.

With these objects in view my invention consists of a guard that fits onthe sewing-machine made of a suitable material, preferably sheet-brassnickel-plated, having the under part perfectly smooth, while the upperedges are formed to come under, the arms and sides of the machine,forming a trough to hold I whatever oil or grease which may drip fromthe parts that may necessarily have to be oiled to prevent friction inthe machine, and by so doing it necessarily protects the material whilebeing passed under the machine and prevents it from becoming soiled ordamaged.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view. Fig. 2 is a sideelevation of the same. Fig. 3 is an end View. Fig. 4. is a view of thedevice as attached to a machine.

In Fig. 1, .7) and 6 represent the two edges of the guard turned upward.crepresents a metal clamp by which the guard is attached to the arm ofthe machine by means of the set-screw c. f shows a small part of theguard bent downward to rest on a part of the frame of the machine. 9 gshow the projections resting on the upward part of the lug to secure theguard.

In Fig. 2, d represents a projection on the clamp c to rest on the frameof the machine and maintain its vertical position. The clamp 0 can beattached to the guardA by soldering or brazing thereto, and guard a canbe made of 1thin pliable metal or other suitable materia Having fullydescribed my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is

An oil-shield for a sewing-machine attached to the overhanging arm ofthe machine and comprising a trough-shaped piece cut away at oneextremity and adapted to bear on a lug of the arm and fastened at itsother extremity to the base of the arm by means of a setscrew, thetrough-shaped piece conforming to the shape of the overhanging arm.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MINNIE MERRYMAN. Witnesses:

J. A. HILLEARY, Jr., CARROLL SPEAE.

